Peter Telep, M.A.

Education

M.A. in English from University of Central Florida

Research Interests

Writing for Video Games, Screenwriting, Fiction Writing.

Awards

Inducted into the Scroll
and Quill Society at UCF (2016). “The specific focus of
this society is on recognizing faculty members who have demonstrated sustained
scholarly contributions (over a period of at least 10 years at UCF), and have
brought positive national and/or international attention to the institution
through this scholarly work.”

Courses

This course will introduce students to the basic theories
and practices associated with game design, including brainstorming, the
elements of gameplay, artificial intelligence, and storytelling within dynamic,
interactive systems. Articles written by experts in the field will be analyzed
as we explore the challenges and pitfalls of attempting to merge narratives
with games. Students will begin working alone to conceive and outline their own
game and produce interactive scripts for elements such as cut scenes and
scripted events to be workshopped in class. Students will also be assigned to design
teams to produce and present to the class 20-30 page Game Design Documents
(GDDS) for an original game.

11178

CRW4616

Advanced Scriptwrite Workshop

World Wide Web (W)

Not Online

In this course, students will write approximately twenty
pages of screenplay material, along with committed critiques of their peers'
work. A wide range of projects will be considered, including but not limited to
short films, feature films, one-hour episodic television scripts, half-hour
comedy scripts, and scripts for animated series. Students should come
well-prepared to discuss the course materials, the work of their peers, and have
a STRONG knowledge of screenplay format, since CRW 3610 (the intro course) is a
prerequisite here. We will assume you have mastered format. If you have not,
review screenplay format before taking this class. You have been warned! At the
end of the semester, students will submit their very best (and often heavily
revised pages) along with a revision reflection that details this process.
Ultimately, we want to see your script actually produced, so we’ll always be
writing with an aim toward production.

11179

CRW4616

Advanced Scriptwrite Workshop

World Wide Web (W)

Not Online

In this course, students will write approximately twenty
pages of screenplay material, along with committed critiques of their peers'
work. A wide range of projects will be considered, including but not limited to
short films, feature films, one-hour episodic television scripts, half-hour
comedy scripts, and scripts for animated series. Students should come
well-prepared to discuss the course materials, the work of their peers, and have
a STRONG knowledge of screenplay format, since CRW 3610 (the intro course) is a
prerequisite here. We will assume you have mastered format. If you have not,
review screenplay format before taking this class. You have been warned! At the
end of the semester, students will submit their very best (and often heavily
revised pages) along with a revision reflection that details this process.
Ultimately, we want to see your script actually produced, so we’ll always be
writing with an aim toward production.

10904

ENC3930H

Hon Special Topic

Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M)

M,W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Not Online

No Description Available

Course Number

Course

Title

Mode

Date and Time

Syllabus

81145

CRW3610

Writing Scripts

World Wide Web (W)

Not Online

This course is designed as an introduction to the writing
of scripts for film and television. You'll be required to
use some form of formatting software (options will be discussed in
class). We will spend a lot of time mastering screenplay format because
without proper format, no producer will ever read your work. We’ll
also analyze professional and student work for technique as well as
meaning. During the course, you will produce 13 short assignments and
20 pages of original work, all of which will be critiqued by
your peers. Expect to do a lot of reading and writing with an aim toward
producing the next Emmy- or Oscar-winning screenplay!

81474

CRW3610

Writing Scripts

World Wide Web (W)

Not Online

This course is designed as an introduction to the writing
of scripts for film and television. You'll be required to
use some form of formatting software (options will be discussed in
class). We will spend a lot of time mastering screenplay format because
without proper format, no producer will ever read your work. We’ll
also analyze professional and student work for technique as well as
meaning. During the course, you will produce 13 short assignments and
20 pages of original work, all of which will be critiqued by
your peers. Expect to do a lot of reading and writing with an aim toward
producing the next Emmy- or Oscar-winning screenplay!

81544

CRW3713

Writing for Video Games

Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M)

M,W 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

Not Online

This course will introduce students to the basic theories
and practices associated with game design, including brainstorming, the
elements of gameplay, artificial intelligence, and storytelling within dynamic,
interactive systems. Articles written by experts in the field will be analyzed
as we explore the challenges and pitfalls of attempting to merge narratives
with games. Students will begin working alone to conceive and outline their own
game and produce interactive scripts for elements such as cut scenes and
scripted events to be workshopped in class. Students will also be assigned to design
teams to produce and present to the class 20-30 page Game Design Documents
(GDDS) for an original game.

81480

CRW4122

Adv Fiction Writing Workshop

World Wide Web (W)

Not Online

In this workshop course we will write stories and read
those written by our peers. We will get to know each other, share our love
of literature, and trade story ideas before we begin reading and critiquing
each other's work in earnest. You will be expected to participate in this
discussion in three ways: as readers you will be expected to read, consider,
and discuss a wide range of contemporary short stories; as writers you will be
expected to produce one complete full-length, fully revised short story
(length will be approximately 12-25 pages) which will be discussed in
workshop; and as peer editors you will be expected to produce thoughtful
critiques of all work put forward in workshop (as many as fifteen or
more comprehensive critiques) and to actively participate in discussion.

Course Number

Course

Title

Mode

Session

Date and Time

Syllabus

50879

CRW3610

Writing Scripts

World Wide Web (W)

A

Not Online

This summer
course is designed as an introduction to the writing of scripts for film
and television. You will be required to use some form
of scriptwriting software (options will be offered in class). We will
spend a lot of time mastering screenplay format because without proper format,
no producer will ever read your brilliant story. In addition to
working on format, we will analyze professional and student scripts
for technique as well as meaning. Do realize that the course is brief and
the workload is intense: you will produce 5 detailed assignments, 15 or
more peer responses, and 10 polished pages of original work.
Expect to do a lot of reading from our text, drafting pages, and asking
questions—all with an aim toward producing the next Emmy- or Oscar-winning
screenplay!

Course Number

Course

Title

Mode

Date and Time

Syllabus

11227

CRW3610

Writing Scripts

World Wide Web (W)

Not Online

CRW 3610.0W62: Writing Scripts (Telep)

Spring 2018

This course is designed as an introduction to the
writing of scripts for film and television. You'll be required to
use some form of formatting software (options will be discussed in
class). We will spend a lot of time mastering screenplay format because
without proper format, no producer will ever read your work. We’ll
also analyze professional and student work for technique
as well as meaning. During the course, you will produce
13 short assignments and 20 pages of original work,
all of which will be critiqued by your peers. Expect to do a lot of reading and
writing with an aim toward producing the next Emmy- or Oscar-winning
screenplay!

11182

CRW4122

Adv Fiction Writing Workshop

World Wide Web (W)

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Not Online

CRW 4122.0W61: Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop (Telep)

Spring 2018

In this workshop course we will write stories
and read those written by our peers. We will get to know each other, share
our love of literature, and trade story ideas before we begin reading and
critiquing each other's work in earnest. You will be expected to
participate in this discussion in three ways: as readers you will be expected
to read, consider, and discuss a wide range of contemporary short stories; as
writers you will be expected to produce one complete full-length, fully
revised short story (length will be approximately 12-25 pages) which will
be discussed in workshop; and as peer editors you will be expected to produce
thoughtful critiques of all work put forward in workshop (as many as
fifteen or more comprehensive critiques) and to actively participate in
discussion.

11330

CRW4122

Adv Fiction Writing Workshop

World Wide Web (W)

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Not Online

CRW 4122.0W62: Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop (Telep)

Spring 2018

In this workshop course we will write stories
and read those written by our peers. We will get to know each other, share
our love of literature, and trade story ideas before we begin reading and
critiquing each other's work in earnest. You will be expected to
participate in this discussion in three ways: as readers you will be expected
to read, consider, and discuss a wide range of contemporary short stories; as
writers you will be expected to produce one complete full-length, fully
revised short story (length will be approximately 12-25 pages) which will
be discussed in workshop; and as peer editors you will be expected to produce
thoughtful critiques of all work put forward in workshop (as many as
fifteen or more comprehensive critiques) and to actively participate in
discussion.

This course will introduce students to theoretical and applied concepts in
video game design and explore the literary impact of video games on our
culture. Students will critically evaluate video games as rhetorical devices
and will learn techniques for dealing with particular game design strategies
such as artificial intelligence, storytelling, cueing, and
establishing/maintaining immersion. In order to better understand game
literacies, students will be expected to produce a group-produced game design document
(GDD). Using milestone presentations and game design pitches, students will be
expected to contribute to multimedia presentations that outline the progress on
the GDD (analogous to exec reviews / green light meetings in industry). Each
contribution should emphasize work that the student has completed to ensure he
or she receives credit.

Course Number

Course

Title

Mode

Date and Time

Syllabus

81806

CRW3713

Writing for Video Games

Mixed-Mode/Reduce Seat-Time(M)

M,W 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM

Not Online

CRW 3713.0M01: Writing for Video Games
(Telep)

PR: English major or minor, and grade of C (2.0) or better required in CRW 3013 and CRW 3053

This course will introduce students to the basic theories and practices associated with game design, including brainstorming, the elements of gameplay, artificial intelligence, and storytelling within dynamic, interactive systems. Articles written by experts I the field will be analyzed as we explore the challenges and pitfalls of attempting to merge stories with games. Students will begin working alone to conceive and outline their own game and produce interactive scripts for elements such as cut scenes and scripted events to be workshopped in class. Students will then be assigned to "design teams" to produce and present to the class 20-30 page "story bibles" for an original game.